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Welcome to the Colorado FSA Website

State Executive Director:

Clarice Navarro
SED

Phone: 720.544.2876
Fax: 844.860.8228
clarice.navarro@usda.gov

State Committee:

Jo Stanko (Chairperson)
Glenn Hirakata
Robert Mattive
Alex Rock
Nathan Weathers

Contact Us:

USDA Colorado Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Denver Federal Center
Building 56, Room 2760
PO Box 25426
Denver, CO 80225-0426
Phone: 720.544.2876

PROGRAM DATES AND DEADLINES

USDA’s Farm Service Agency extended deadlines on many of its programs because of the government shutdown and the emergency nature of many of the programs. Below are updated deadlines:

February 14, 2019: Market Facilitation Program
- Deadline to Apply
February 14, 2019: Marketing Assistance Loans
- Settlement date for loans that matured in December 2018
February 14, 2019: Emergency Conservation Program
- Performance Reporting Due
February 14, 2019: Emergency Assistance Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program.
- Notice of Loss Due
February 14, 2019: Livestock Indemnity Program
- Notice of Loss Due
February 14, 2019: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
- 2019 application for coverage due.
- Notice of Loss for 72-hour harvest and grazing (as applicable) due.
- Notice of loss for prevented planting and failed acres due.
- Applications for payment for 2018 covered losses due.
February 14, 2019: Tree Assistance Program
- Notice of loss due.
February 14, 2019: Acreage Reporting
- January reporting deadline for Apples, Grapes, and Peaches.
February 28, 2019: Peanut Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
- Loan availability date
February 28, 2019: Livestock Indemnity Program
- Notice of Loss due.

Ongoing Notice of Loss Requirements:

NAP: Submit Notice of Loss within 15 calendar days of the earlier of a natural disaster occurrence, the final planting date if planting is prevented by a natural disaster, the date that damage to the crop or loss of production becomes apparent; or the normal harvest date.
NAP: For hand-harvested crops, producer must notify County Office within 72 hours of the date of damage or loss first became apparent.
NAP: Application for Payment must be filed no later than 60 calendar days after the coverage period ends for the pay crop.
ELAP: Submit Notice of Loss the earlier of 30 calendar days of when the loss is apparent or Nov. 1st after the end of the program year in which the loss occurred.
Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP): Submit Notice of Loss within 30 calendar days of when the loss is apparent

Farm Bill Website and Online Overview of Farm Bill Programs

For the latest on 2014 Farm Bill programs administered by FSA, please visit our Farm Bill website at www.fsa.usda.gov/farmbill and for an FSA program overview please read, download and/or print our recently posted FSA Farm Bill Fact Sheet titled, What’s in the 2014 Farm Bill for Farm Service Agency Customers?
Resources for Small and Mid-Sized Farmers, please visit website at http://www.usda.gov/small-midsized-farmer-resources.xml